Historic New England

Corn Husk Doll

Corn husk twisted and tied into doll with bonnet and staff.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: husk (plant material)

GUSN: 251581

Accession Number: 1949.882

Miniature Flowerpot

Cast iron miniature flowerpot; paint-decorated; plant has one long stem with two flowers, leaves, and two round pieces of fruit.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), casting (process), paint (coating)

GUSN: 251583

Accession Number: 1949.883

Pincushion

Pillow-shaped cover; open work linen.

Maker: unknown

Material: cutwork, embroidery (visual works), linen (material)

GUSN: 251586

Accession Number: 1949.884

Electrified Kerosene Lamp

Electrified kerosene lamp; glass with marble base; metal fitting; pierced paper lampshade.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), marble (rock), metal, piercing, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 251588

Accession Number: 1949.885

Cat "Welcome" Hooked Rug

Hooked rug; depicts cat; kitten and bird on diamond background; diagonal pattern border with plain band around edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 251589

Accession Number: 1949.887

Alphabet sampler; two alphabets; first one without "J"; numbers 1-10; flower border; sawtooth around alphabet and inscription; floral designs under inscription; cross stich lines inbetween lines of letters and text.

Maker: Powles, Lucretia

Material: needlework (visual works), cross stitch, linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 251590

Accession Number: 1949.889

Pincushion with Table Mat

Petitpoint; floral design; rope-like borders on both pincushion and mat. Embellishment at corners of pincushion.

Maker: unknown

Material: petit point, wool (textile), needlework (visual works)

GUSN: 251597

Accession Number: 1949.891.1-2

Watercolor Painting

Watercolor; white-robed priestly figures or nuns visiting an altar in a grove of trees; framed.

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 251598

Accession Number: 1949.897

Yarn Winder

Wood; four long arms joined together on a turned post; crutch-like rests at the ends of arms; rests for the turned post with V-shaped support at the top; attached to a sawhorse-like stand with splay legs; from the center of the base extends another support with a toothed wheel that fits into the tur...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), joining

GUSN: 251599

Accession Number: 1949.900

Hooked Rug

Small block pattern; hooked; wool.

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 251600

Accession Number: 1949.901

Fireboard

French wallpaper mounted on stretchers; depicts stone bridge and tower house; trees and river; surrounded by foliage.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 251601

Accession Number: 1949.904

Candlesticks, Pair

Pair of Britannia ware candlesticks; round base; vase-like stem; bobeche emerges from stem.

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 248691

Accession Number: 1949.413.1-2

Garden Urn

Elaborately molded pottery; two protruding handles on either side at top; footed; convex lip at top.

Maker: unknown

Material: pottery (object genre)

GUSN: 248692

Accession Number: 1949.414

Electrified Kerosene Lamp

Electric lamp made from kerosene lamp; sqaure base made of opaque blue-white glass; balloon-shaped glass font; pierced paper shade

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, paper (fiber product), electric lamps (lighting device forms)

GUSN: 248693

Accession Number: 1949.418

Jacket

Brown and white faux fur jacket.

Date: 1900-1983

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248695

Accession Number: 1984.975

Evening Cape

Black, wool evening cape with velvet lapels and buttons. Edging is fringed.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 248696

Accession Number: 1984.976

Jacket

Faux fur gray and white jacket.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248697

Accession Number: 1984.977

Ladies Coat

Long, white, mohair coat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248698

Accession Number: 1984.978

Coat Hanger

Metal and wooden coat hanger with a support rod.

Date: 1930-1983

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 248699

Accession Number: 1984.979.1

Coat Hanger

Metal and wooden coat hanger with a support rod.

Date: 1930-1983

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248700

Accession Number: 1984.979.2

Coat Hanger

Metal and wooden coat hanger with support rod.

Date: 1930-1983

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248701

Accession Number: 1984.979.3

Beaded Table Mat

Table mat; beaded floral pattern; floral border on two edges

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, beads (pierced objects), embroidery (visual works), needlework (visual works)

GUSN: 248702

Accession Number: 1949.419

Coat hanger

Wood and metal coat hanger that has been painted black

Date: 1960-1983

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 248714

Accession Number: 1984.980

Bookend

Metal bookend with black and gold design

Date: 1900-1983

Maker: unknown

Material: base metal

GUSN: 248716

Accession Number: 1984.982

Shelf

Glass and metal shelf

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248717

Accession Number: 1984.983.1

Shelf

Glass and metal shelf

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248718

Accession Number: 1984.983.2

Catalog

Red and blue catalog for the exhibition of Adolph Gottlieb's work at the Hayden Gallery at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Date: 1966

Maker: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

GUSN: 248721

Accession Number: 1984.986

Fireplace screen

Pair of wire mesh fire place screens that pull closed with two metal handles.

Date: 1937

Maker: unknown

Material: base metal

GUSN: 248725

Accession Number: 1984.989

Vase

Cylindrical, brown, "amber glass" glass vase with thick bubbled glass.

Date: 1937-1983

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248726

Accession Number: 1984.990

Acorn

Acorn without cap.

Maker: unknown

Material: organic

GUSN: 248743

Accession Number: 1984.1005

Candlestand

Candlstand with three legs; round tip-top; turned stem; paint decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), paint by composition or origin

GUSN: 248783

Accession Number: 1949.423

Reverse Painting on Glass

Rectangular reverse painting on glass; depicts pastoral; ancient ruins and statuary; trees and other foliage; with five figures in 18th century attire.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248784

Accession Number: 1949.424

Print of Daniel Joseph Hamilton

Print of a man's portrait; matted; framed; depicts Daniel Joseph Hamilton (1784-1878).

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248786

Accession Number: 1949.425

Coat of Arms of the Hamilton Family

Coat of arms; matted; framed;

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248787

Accession Number: 1949.426

Wall Mirror

Empire-style; rectangular vertical wall mirror; gold frame with spool turnings and four decorative squares at each corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248788

Accession Number: 1949.429

Mug

Ceramic; mochaware mug; basket-weave pattern in alternating cream and blue colors.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248790

Accession Number: 1949.430

Print Engraving of Indian Chief "Edmund Kean Esq."

Engraving depicts Indian chief with right arm raised; ceremonial attire; landscape setting; matted with inscription; framed.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248792

Accession Number: 1949.431

Work Table

Three-drawer sewing table; three pairs of turned wooden knobs on drawers; oval-shaped cylindical cabinet; slender groved and turned legs with ball feet; groved, column-like decoration on either side of the drawers supporting a rectangular top; half-circle cabinets swing open on sides.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248793

Accession Number: 1949.435

Inkwell

Cylindrical inkwell; mold blown; brown glass; decorative pattern around outside; single hole in top for pen.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248794

Accession Number: 1949.438

Chest of Drawers

Curly maple bureau; two encased drawers on top; two arch-shaped panels at back edge of top.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248795

Accession Number: 1949.441

Fire Bucket

Fire bucket; leather.; painted.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248796

Accession Number: 1949.442

Candlestick

Glass dolphin candlestick; opaque blue and white, stepped.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248797

Accession Number: 1949.445

Print of "Landing of the Pilgrims"

Print of Landing of the Pilgrims; inscription; framed.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248798

Accession Number: 1949.446

Print of Landing of the Pilgrims

Lithographic print of "Landing of the Pilgrims"; framed.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248799

Accession Number: 1949.447

"The Road, - Winter"

Winter scene with a man and a woman in a two-horse-drawn sleigh; framed.

Date: 1853

Maker: N. Currier's Lith. (New York, N.Y.) (Lithographer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 248800

Accession Number: 1949.449

Plate

One of four scenic plates in a partial set of Limoges china; brown, hand-painted print; stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing, china paint, porcelain

GUSN: 248801

Accession Number: 1949.649.1

Plate

One of four scenic plates in a partial set of Limoges china; brown, hand-painted print; stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing, porcelain

GUSN: 248802

Accession Number: 1949.649.2

Plate

One of four scenic plates in a partial set of Limoges china; brown, hand-painted print.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing, porcelain

GUSN: 248804

Accession Number: 1949.649.4

Wooden Box with Sliding Lid

Small wooden box with sliding lid; natural wood; thumbnail notch on lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 248805

Accession Number: 1992.531AB

Records

Two records in a cream covered, impressed cardboard book with red binding.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248821

Accession Number: 1984.1002.1-.2

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